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San Francisco trial lawyer : in defense of due process, 1930s to 1990s : oral history transcript / 1993.
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San Francisco trial lawyer: in defense of due process, 1930s to 1990s : oral history transcript / 1993

Creator/Contributor:

Davis, George Thomas, 1907-2006, creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Champion, Dale H.

Creator/Contributor:

Hicke, Carole, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Davis discusses Boalt Hall Law School; Depression and politics in San Francisco in the 1930s; Tom Mooney case; Caryl Chessman case; freeing Alfried Krupp from prison; strategies in the courtroom; constitutional rights; due process, capital punishment; changes in law practice.

Date:

1993 (issued)

Subject:

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Lawyers -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews
Conduct of court proceedings
Civil rights -- California
Due process of law -- California
Capital punishment -- California
Practice of law
Application régulière de la loi -- Californie
Peine de mort -- Californie
Droit -- Pratique
Capital punishment
Civil rights
Conduct of court proceedings
Due process of law
Lawyers
Practice of law
California
California -- San Francisco
University of California, Berkeley. -- School of Law.
University of California, Berkeley. -- School of Law
Mooney, Thomas J -- 1882-1942
Chessman, Caryl -- 1921-1960
Krupp, Alfried -- 1907-1967
Chessman, Caryl -- 1921-1960
Krupp, Alfried -- 1907-1967
Mooney, Thomas J -- 1882-1942

Note:

George T. Davis ; with an introduction by Dale H. Champion ; interviews conducted by Carole Hicke in 1986 and 1987. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as: Phonotape 2742:C1-23.
Also available online.
Volume includes index.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Interviews.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

print
1 v. (vii, 269 p.) : facsims., ports. ; 29 cm.
23 cassette tapes.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Related Item:

San Francisco trial lawyer oral history transcript / 1993 : Davis, George Thomas, 1907-2006. : (OCoLC)1085936365